Logan County Sheriff to award scholarship

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Mar 1, 2019 at 9:22 AMMar 1, 2019 at 9:22 AM

The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association announced it will award over $50,000 in college scholarship throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2019-2020 academic year. The scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books and fees only.

The student must be enrolled full-time at a certified institution of higher education within the State of Illinois. Logan County Sheriff Mark Landers will be awarding one scholarship in the amount of $500.

There will be no restriction on any applicant by reason of race, age, creed, color, sex or national origin.

The only limitations are applicants must be a permanent Illinois resident, scholarship must be utilized at institutions of higher learning within the State of Illinois and students must be enrolled as a full-time student for the 2019-20 school year excluding summer session. Applications are available at the local sheriff’s office or on the internet at: www.ilsheriff.org. Students must complete the application, answer the essay question and return all documentation to the sheriff’s office in their permanent county of residence on or before the postmarked date of March 15, 2019.

For more information contact the Logan County Sheriff’s Office at either the Logan County Courthouse at 732-2156 or at the Logan County Safety Complex at 732-4159.

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